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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mombasa Magabi (ranked 336 p4p, 237 weight class) and Niall Ferguson (ranked 43 p4p, 32 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mombasa Magabi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Niall Ferguson!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A good leg kick by Magabi .
Magabi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Magabi lands a body shot.
Ferguson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Magabi with a jab.
Ferguson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Magabi takes a swing at Ferguson's ribcage but misses.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Magabi looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Magabi punishes Ferguson's body with a nice straight punch.
We've been told by Magabi 's head coaches at Casa Steel that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Magabi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ferguson appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Magabi connects with a single shot there.
Magabi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Magabi thuds his right hand into Ferguson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Magabi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magabi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ferguson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Magabi misses with a low kick.
Magabi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ferguson's sensitive parts.
Ferguson checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magabi lands the left hand.
Ferguson misses with an uppercut. Magabi saw that one coming.
Magabi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ferguson looks to land a left hand but Magabi moved out of range nicely.
A jab lands there for Magabi .
Magabi jabs Ferguson right on the nose. Ferguson blinks but takes it well.
Magabi cracks Ferguson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magabi throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferguson counters with a right hand to the body.
Magabi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magabi clobbers Ferguson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Magabi throws a half hearted mid kick.
A shot to the liver by Magabi . Beautiful body shot.
Magabi lands with a straight right. Ferguson didn't see that one coming.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Magabi .
Ferguson takes one on the button.
Magabi scores with a hook.
Magabi scores with a hook.
Magabi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Magabi connects with a solid leg kick.
Magabi scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magabi misses with a few strikes there.
Ferguson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Magabi misses with a wild body shot.
Despite the aggression on Ferguson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Ferguson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ferguson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ferguson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ferguson misses with a hook.
Magabi throws a leg kick but Ferguson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Magabi is looking to slow Ferguson down with leg kicks.
Ferguson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Magabi .
Ferguson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ferguson misses with a looping left.
Mombasa Magabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Magabi misses with a hook to the body
and Ferguson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Mombasa Magabi has been cut.
Magabi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ferguson doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magabi is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Magabi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Magabi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferguson moves away.
A little jabbing left from Ferguson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magabi misses with a looping left.
Magabi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson is looking for the big counter here.
Magabi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Magabi lands a nice shot that snaps Ferguson's head back.
Magabi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ferguson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Magabi under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magabi misses with a leg kick.
Magabi throws a series of strikes that have Ferguson backpedaling.
Magabi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mombasa Magabi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mombasa Magabi 's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ferguson takes one on the button.
Magabi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Magabi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ferguson can do to turn this around?
Good shot there by Magabi .
Magabi cracks Ferguson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ferguson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magabi .
Ferguson moves out of range of the body kick.
Ferguson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Magabi .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferguson needs to keep his hands up - Magabi had a free shot at his head there.
Magabi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Magabi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Magabi throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Magabi - just one landing.
Ferguson slips under a jab from Magabi .
A nice leg kick lands there from Magabi .
Magabi tries to land a front kick but Ferguson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick from Magabi , right into the meat of the thigh.
Ferguson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Magabi looks for the body kick but Ferguson saw that one coming.
Ferguson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magabi with a body shot.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magabi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferguson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Magabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Ferguson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Magabi has got the better of the exchanges.
Magabi lands with a straight right. Ferguson didn't see that one coming.
Ferguson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Magabi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magabi misses with a right hand
enabling Ferguson to counter with a crisp jab.
Ferguson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Magabi throws a lazy head kick
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferguson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Magabi lands with a good body shot.
Magabi misses with a body shot.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mombasa Magabi is winning the standup battle so far.
Magabi connects with an inside leg kick.
Magabi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ferguson.
Magabi blocks a jab.
Ferguson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magabi .
Magabi throws a hook but Ferguson blocks it.
A little jabbing left from Ferguson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Ferguson motions for Magabi to come forward. Ferguson throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magabi scores with a shot to the body.
Magabi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Magabi .
It looks like Niall Ferguson has been cut.
Magabi throws a sloppy head kick and Ferguson moves out of range easily.
Ferguson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferguson takes one to the chin there.
Ferguson checks a low kick from Magabi .
Ferguson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Magabi .
Magabi cracks Ferguson with a good jab.
Ferguson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magabi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferguson scrambles back to his feet.
Magabi throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Ferguson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Magabi thuds a left hand into Ferguson's body.
Magabi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ferguson is able to avoid easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Ferguson! But no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magabi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Magabi .
Magabi misses with a leg kick.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Magabi is predictable there
and Ferguson counters with a straight right hand.
Mombasa Magabi 's cut is getting worse.
Magabi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Magabi misses with a body punch
and Ferguson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Magabi fails to land with a series of punches.
A nice side step and Ferguson releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
Ferguson slips under a jab.
It seemed like Ferguson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Magabi tests Ferguson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Magabi swings for the body but Ferguson moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mombasa Magabi dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Magabi connects with an inside leg kick.
Niall Ferguson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sloppy strikes from Magabi . Those never looked like landing.
Jab from Magabi .
A nice leg kick from Magabi , right into the meat of the thigh.
Magabi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Magabi misses with a wild body shot.
Magabi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Ferguson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magabi scores with a hook.
Ferguson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Magabi scores with a hook.
Ferguson lands a front kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magabi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferguson.
Ferguson unleashes a big counter combination but Magabi bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Magabi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ferguson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Magabi throws a poor cross that misses
and Ferguson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Some bone on bone action there as Magabi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Magabi tries a low kick but Ferguson avoids it.
Ferguson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Magabi moves away.
Magabi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferguson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Magabi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferguson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Magabi with a body shot.
Magabi scores with a nice body kick.
Ferguson sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson avoids the body shot from Magabi .
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ferguson checks a leg kick.
Ferguson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ferguson drops his hands momentarily and Magabi takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Magabi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ferguson lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Both fighters circling a little - Magabi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Ferguson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ferguson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ferguson walks into a stiff left hand from Magabi .
Magabi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ferguson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Magabi lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferguson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Magabi .
Magabi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferguson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Magabi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magabi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Magabi cracks Ferguson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Magabi misses with a looping left.
As Magabi backs off Ferguson throws a huge counter combo but Magabi manages to avoid it all.
Ferguson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Magabi connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Ferguson scrambles back to his feet.
Magabi bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ferguson's head.
Magabi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Magabi scores with a nice head shot.
Magabi uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferguson has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Magabi misses with a leg kick
and Ferguson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Magabi scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick from Magabi , right into the meat of the thigh.
Magabi throws a right and a left that Ferguson avoids nicely.
Ferguson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Ferguson misses.
Magabi throws the left hand but Ferguson avoids the punch easily.
Magabi blocks a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Magabi .
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferguson. Magabi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Magabi misses with a looping right.
And Ferguson responds with a good body kick, but Magabi manages to step out the way in time.
Mombasa Magabi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Magabi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mombasa Magabi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Magabi has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mombasa Magabi !
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RATING
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